IAN TYSON: Four Strong Winds (Canadian Classic)

[THELADYoldtoadgil]

hello Ian, we are making a cd of original CANADIAN ARTISTS doing their original Christmas Theme song. This cd will be sent FREE to troop folks ,Four Strong Winds is a timeless song that is all seasonal, heard it many times when truckin made me Home bound in thought and prayers

[plcmnr]

First heard this song in the '60,s when I was in Christchurch, New Zealand, as a member of Operation Deepfreeze., and it has been on my favorite list since that time. My home is just south of the Alberta border, and this great singer is indeed a Canadian treasure.

[intraining01]

big fan here.... loves to hear the song from the original singer.

I love it so much that I made my own cover... please check it out. thank you . take care.

[christiendamman]

I love this song!

[stambeccuccio]

very good

[MOOSELIPBITCH]

My God,,, how i love it so,,,,,,,

[BigMarty5721]

Ian Tyson's a national treasure for Canada. His body of work is big and powerful. I was lucky enough to see him live in a small venue in Calgary several years back. When he sang this tune everybody sang it. It was like he was singing the national anthem.

[kwambam1]

I'm seeking out my Canadian Legends: Marshall McLuhan, Bluenose, the Avro Arrow, Neil young...it"s a growing list and this song and this man are essential.

[nuchems]

Always love Ian's music. He is a true Canadian icon. Thank you for this video.

[plastic1492]

alwaysbeclosing66  sorry 2 hear about the loss of your dad ,

[loosetear4u]

All these years later, it's more powerful to me then ever. Thanks, Ian.



[cyrilmaher]

directionally speaking, wher is he coming from. " I think I'll go out to Alberta"?

[loosetear4u]

@cyrilmaher That's easy. He's coming from right over there.

[DieGwinners]

amazing *****

and johnny cash's version love it ...

[TheLenslink]

I believe Neil Young heard this song on the local Juke Box and spent every spare dime on playing it over and over again, and years later recorded a fine version, love this song.

[anubis1974]

God I love Canada!

[zulu547]

How lucky am I that i was born in Alberta! I have traveled diffrent places, but nowhere beats this province i call home! God bless Alberta! 

[promerops]

Sincerity and beauty - the song. The video complements it very well. Thanks.

[XSmileydog]

I used to listen to this song in the 60's while driving a B-61 Mack for Atomic Transfer. Crossing Saskatchewan you would slow down to 45 in a head wind.

[alwaysbeclosing66]

@XSmileydog My dad just died this week and I also associate this song with him; he drove that same Mack for Tri-mac in central Saskatchewan.

[XSmileydog]

I used to listen to this song in the 60's, while driving a B-61 Mack for Atomic Transfer. Crossing the prairies you could slow down to 45 MPH with a head wind. Good to hear Ian sing again

[tela80]

Great track

Thank you for uploading this

Everybody, lets just say that country music comes from many different places

and I'm sure you would all agree that there is a shared experience (no matter where your from) for all people that are lucky enough to work on the ranch

Or even if you have never been outside of an urban area, if you like this track and it speaks to you, great!

[fubar50cat]

Ian and Sylvia used to do this song at the Riverboat coffeehouse in Yorkville ,,,,

[jaguarxj61000]

It is hard to select a favorite song, but this one is my favorite song of longing!

[rdvqc]

It was the first song Ian wrote!

[ElizabethMcNally13]

I've always loved his voice

[soopersoo3942]

would you believe I have never listened to Ian Tyson before, but I think his singing is really good

[rdvqc]

Ian's first song is still his best. That is a big statement given the wonderful body of work he has produced over the years.

[DieGwinners]

BEAUTIFUL *

[gene2u]

Surprisingly upbeat music for a sad song.

[DieGwinners]

AWESOME ...

[W2n1dowsx]

love it!

[terrafirma91]

Very good vocalist. Well written song, too. I'm a big fan of Canadian artists, my favorite is Lightfoot. Ian Tyson ranks high up there, too.

[deemccallum]

Love this picture, love the music

[gr8k73]

This has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever written and performed.

[zarholger]

One of the best songs ever.

[MrStoneyburke]

i always loved this song im irish.but feel canadian

[xamberangel]

Dreamy, I absolutely love this version find it difficult to stop playing it. love to all who love this, Liz

[prairiemark]

Canada is great....

[bigskycowboy35]

Great song writer and great voice. Treasure Canada should be proud of. Sincerely, a cowboy in Montana.

[ExpatBlues]

Remains one of the best song written EVER.

Sorry that i own only one Ian Tyson vilynl album 'i outgrew the wagon'...

[JT422B]

thanks for this I remember it being sung back when I spent a summer in Toronto-brought tears to my eyes then-Alberta not home anymore but love this song

[leonard8060]

ian tyson to me is a icon in canada country and folk music ,he,s great no singer can sing four strong winds like ian , why . because him and his ex wife wrote it ., keep on singing , we will listen , leonard roberts .

[TheSpock1830]

Im sad

[TheMewcom]

This is the song of my teen years. I grew up on the Canadian/Michigan border, and my mother was born in Sarnia Ontario. Each summer, all the siblings and cousins would gather at the family's cottages in Corunna Ontario, and sing this song "100 times or more" in four-part harmony. Many thanks to my cousing Tommy who brought the song into our lives. And a special thanks to my sister Kathleen, who learned to play it before I did. And of course, the greatest thanks to Ian and Sylvia, and this song.

[TheAzdrifter]

Great songwriter and a Great song of being young and drifting.On my top 5 list.

[jamesthethorn]

if Canada had a Mount Rushmore for the faces of all the great Canadian artists it would start at Glacier PArk and run to Edmonton

jamesthethorn

[donmtid]

Ian Tyson, its the cowboy way, Ian here's a GO!

[WyomingQuarterhorse]

One of my favorite songs of all time by my runner-up favorite singing cowboy

[261joanne]

I remember seeing and hearing this song at the opening of the Olympics. Couples were dancing to it. I loved it.

[shanghaibenny2]

I remember this song from the movie "Nobody Waved Goodbye." It was sung as a folk ballad. Unforgettable.

[bwanna23]

When you think of all the things one can leave behind in this world, a song like this is a real gem.

[nancyfloressantos]

Alberta's Autumn is great! Thanks so much for uploading.

[lewiscenter100]

great version

[haromi]

Landscapes and buildings from Finland.... except for the riders. Heh.

[satin123]

A great original song - thx..;-)

[cak813]

One of the best songs ever written. A true classic.

[linzy52]

he's just as hot now as he ever was. What a voice. Love this song. He's great.

[Macknee1]

I first heard this song on black and white CBC TV when Ian and Sylvia sang it live in the studio standing in front of a pick up truck. The Canadian nation heard and saw that music could be about their lives and their country.

I remember hearing it played endlessly on the jukebox in a cafeteria at Falcon Lake Manitoba that next summer. Years later, I learned that the older kid with lots of coins who kept playing it was no less than Neil Young.

[tipthecanoe]

@Macknee1 I've grew up at Falcon Lake over the summers (mostly in the 90's) and always wish i could have experienced it in the 60/70's out there, would have been awesome. Your comment gives a bit of context, thanks!

[Sheavy722]

@tipthecanoe Neil Young used to go to Falcon Lake when he was younger (like a teenager) and used to spend all of his money on the jukebox playing this song. He covered it. It's my favourite rendition.

[seapro17]

@Sheavy722 I wonder how many people realize this story and the influence it had on Neil> This is the first time I actually played this video of Ian's song. Wow, this guy was a classic. I'll search out more of his stuff. But you gotta thank him for inspiring Neil.

[gene2u]

@Macknee1 Seriously? I heard Neil Young tell that same story of being at Falcon Lake, constantly playing that song! Funny.

[TheMicko27]

great song! one of the soundtracks of my life.

[macpduff]

@TheMicko27 Definately me too. I was in College 10 miles from Canada when I&S were on top. Loved them. Related to the 'strong winds' part too.

[BJane58]

My favorite song of all time. Best thing ever written

[75capriceconvertible]

Terrific vid, thanks for posting

[sandhorse1]

Good music is good music, no matter the genre. Love this.

[11xzxzxz]

Great songs like this bring rockers and non-county music listeners together and blur the lines between genres and bring us closer together. Four strong winds can blow us apart but Ian's winds blow us together. OK, enough stupid puns.

[BryanRason]

@11xzxzxz thats great.....:)

[a90351cleveland]

I met Ian a l-o-n-g time ago and was enchanted. His music, his determination to remain low-key, his talent. Whatta man!

[fsnvret]

great song Ian

[gerryhand]

This is timeless music. Love it.

[BigOrangePred]

Normally iffy about foreign artists recording country music.

This one is completely well done and a true classic.

[Etnecserc]

@BigOrangePred What do you mean "foreign artists" in reference to country music? Canada has a rich history of "country" music. They have more of the Rockies than the United States. This song proves that they also have gems of country music. This is about the movement of white migrant workers from both sides of the border. I really prefer Tyson's version over the nasal and twangy American versions. You should also listen to Australian (even Argentinian and Brazilian) country and cowboy music.

[Vovk3]

@Etnecserc

Ukrainian-Canadian country music is great too.

[marsopilami187]

@BigOrangePred haha foreign the guy had just as much success in the states as he did in Canada. And this guy actually is a cowboy which im sure we cant say about to many country singers today.

[AlemannCH]

@BigOrangePred Thank you Big Orange. He is a foreign country singer after all. There are a lot of good country singers around the world. But country music the way Tyson plays it in this song comes from America :-)

[rockenbeatmania]

Great Song !!! I am not cowboy, I am not Canadian,but this song shaking my heart !

[paisley69yall]

I went to see Ian in concert last night at Peace Fest in Peace River Alberta!! It is the second time I have seen him in past three years. What a great entertainer he is! Given the chance to see him again I would....Definitely!!!!!

[gaynelleful]

Great song by a great songwriter!

[gwmacdonald]

Best song.

Best singer.

[Nefarioso]

I still miss Sylvia's voice. The Four Strong Winds album (VANGUARD ,1964) can still be gotten on CD.

[Hogensa]

Check out the Chad Mitchell Trio version

[efbeckley]

this is an excellent example of some studio producer hack ruining a perfect song. the drum track is repulsive and the violin is tacky. why do they do this to good people?

[tcbevolver]

Neil Young considers this the most beautiful song in the world.

[closedcircle1]

Well this is the guy who wrote it. It was first recorded by the brothers four, and then by Ian Tyson and later by lots. Bobby Bare's is my favourite, though Neil Young's 1978 version is a very close second.

[closedcircle1]

Well this is the guy who wrote it. It was first recorded by the brothers four, and then by Ian Tyson and later by lots. Bobby Bare's is my favourite, though Neil Young's 1978 version is a very close second.

[nycorbust]

When I heard this song in 1964, I thought about the push and pull of things ending--love, high school--old people I loved--and I looked up beautiful Alberta in books. I have since turned to the Middle East as my refuge, but hearing this song again last night really brought me back. Its so beautiful.

[Plainzdrifter]

One of Canada's greatest songs!

[norrisonthespot]

I don't much like this version. I think it needs the guitar throughout- although the solo is wonderful.

[RossM3838]

Ian says that this was the first song he ever wrote. Quite a debut.

[danteVEC725]

GREAT SONG

[arthriticMamm0]

Four Stong Winds" came out in the early 60's, right!! Anyway, i remember a barroom of a minning town, 9my Mum ran the OLD HOTEL, and the little Juke Boxex on the walls around the room. Well on Sundays I would get to go in (to clean of course) but I also got to play this song over and over, until my Mum, Sis and Grandma would chase me out. What a song, brings back memories...I luv it():>

[QWZXM]

1962 I think, I was in grade seven in a community in Nfld. The High School was newly opened that yr. A girl in grade ten sang this in a High School Talent Show early december of 62? What a memory.

[freakx24]

yea alberta hooah!!!

excellent song

[freak701Juniper53590]

@ pervat602oak50461 and your other channel giveitallthegusto: I went to your channel site and read it. What the heck is the matter with you? Good grief. And Thanks for sharing your fantasy here, I'm sure it's all true.

[mdrawl]

nice version, gentle and moving...i wish i could hear Jim Dawson sing this just one more time, he's from the 70's and I can't find his beautiful version, either way, it's a touching and healing song to me...

[Seazer009]

It don't get any better than this , thanks for the song ! Ian is a great artist !

[Bills154]

Beautiful song and well done by Ian.

[gwmacdonald]

There have been a lot of good covers,

but Ian Tyson' s original is still the

best--best song, best singer.

[lagadafe]

très bon merci...

[gwmacdonald]

This was voted the greatest Canadian

song of all time, but it could have just

been voted the greatest period. There

is certainly nothing better. A lot of

singers do a good job with it, but Ian

Tyson is still the best.

[gwmacdonald]

Simply the best

[daviddowns81]

my grand parents took me to see Ian when he came here a few years back, he was amazing !

he is coming back real soon too :D

[eotto2001]

I've been listening to all the version Tyson did from a teenager to this one. Each version is its own thing and despite the change in voice and range, they all work. It is just amazing. What a beautiful song. Thanks for the post!!!

[bigmarty56]

This is a not great version of a wonderful song. I actually prefer the live CBC version with Sylvia, et al. I was first introduced to Ian&Sylvia in college----never heard of them before. Is there a real, original version of this? Neil Young's attempts are as lame as this one (although in a different way).

On another note, does anyone have the original "French Girl"? I play that out, no one has ever heard it before, but everyone loves it.

[highnrising]

This is the worst recording of this song I've ever heard.

I'd rather hear MIKE Tyson sing it.

[Bills154]

Great song and well done!

[ianbolfa]

You're a luck man indeed.

[Armstrong112]

What year and album is this from?

[alan4sure]

Unfortunately Ian had a throat infection 2 yrs ago that damaged his vocal chords. His voice is nothing like it used to be. A real shame.

[paulostroff99]

Great singer as well as composer. Up there with the other great Canadian Brian Lightfoot!

[paulostroff99]

One of Canada's best duos-with Sylvia!

[Jmac1440]

well, can you really get better than this guy?tom

[haarlosglatze]

Ian Tyson ist super,kann man garnicht oft genug hören.

[vicvalgunnar]

Can you translate to english?

Viele Dank

[deanreedfan1]

@vicvalgunnar

Sorry , my english is very bad .

haarlosglatze said : Ian Tyson is great , I cant hear him often enough .

Many greetings from germany.

[mightymissk]

@deanreedfan1 Yes, Tyson is great & many greetings to you too sweetie. From Canada.

[radecuyper]

Heard from this song from John Irivings novel "Owen Meany" - very beautiful !!!!

[BijtjeBites]

One of the most beautiful songs of all times.

[catsovner]

its a beatuyfull song thanks for sharing

[zaaritha]

GREAT!

[oldpianodude]

I didn't know who had written this song although I knew Bobby Bare made it a hit. Somehow I had a feeling it was Ian's. Reminds me of "Someday Soon".

[Labaron26]

Ian Tyson, the same guy singing this version, wrote it.......

[skilski2003]

Can't get better than Tyson...this song was a part of me way back in the 60's....and I still sing it. He is a total legend. Thank you Canada from Texas!

[QWZXM]

Nice to hear you like this classic and great remarks about this folk legend. I live at Newfoundland where we have dozens of folks singers-our music is a blend of Irish/Celtic stuff. Have a nice day.

[andorionstar]

This song is also in Swedish by a group called Hep Stars during the 60's, also by the Searchers. I love this song.

[KaptKan1]

The great Ian Tyson wrote the Canadian west's "national" anthem: Four Strong Winds. Anybody who doesn't know this is dumber than a boot, same as anybody who doesn't recognise this as one of the greatest songs ever.

[skilski2003]

Well, could you be more specific? Of course, you're sooooo right!! One of the best:)

[ShasoDnarb]

Agreed, although I've heard many say that it's an anthem nationwide, which it is not... certainly, this song tends to carry more weight with those out west as opposed to those down east.

Brilliant song, regardless.

[sjkalsc]

Thanks for posting this song. And the video is awsome. 5*****s and have a great day.

[BIGART1950]

One of the alltime greats. I like Bobby Bares version also and Neil Young does a good job. Thanks for posting

[madcapHPS]

Ians great! Like I said in another post, I just got his newest CD from hitching post supply, He's starting to sound a little old =) but still awesome he's making music!

[Labaron26]

Ian Tyson is the one who wrote this song..His and Bobby Bare's version are the best...I hope Youtube does not remove it as they have done with others who have posted it...I and others will enjoy it until then...Good Luck and thanks for posting it again.......

[JessiesDaftStuff]

Yes Labaron26 - why would YouTube remove it? I KNOW Ian did write this song. I was a small child and remember a lady in our front parlour in the UK, produced those lyrics, scribbled on a sheet of paper, not sure, so long ago now, but she was either Ian's mother or Sylvia's mother. She offered to send me a horse cos I'm horse mad ..lol..but my dad, George Tyson wouldn't let me might have it. I bet he thought I was so young I wouldnt look after it..lol. When I grew up and bought my own..lol

[withinspace]

Thanks much for uploading this. My Dad used to play this song all the time.

[calcahoun]

Yea Alberta, Thanks Ian for this awesome song and the many others we have enjoyed for so many years that you sang.